Contents
The Mechanical Clock Its Makers and Users | 3 |
commentary on Georg Peurbachs Theoricae novae plane | 60 |
Imagery of Balance and Equilibrium | 139 |
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Authority, Liberty, and Automatic Machinery in Early Modern Europe Otto Mayr No preview available - 1989 |
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